Naipaul was awarded the Nobel in 2001. In awarding him the prize, the Swedish Academy praised him for 'having united ...

Savi Naipaul's memoir, 'The Naipauls of Nepaul Street', explores the trials and triumphs of her family in Trinidad. Highlighting V.S. Naipaul's journey to winning the Nobel Prize, it delves into ...

For 20 years, the Naipaul family in Trinidad used to live on "quiet alert" every October, when the Nobel Prize is usually announced, hoping to hear that the committee has chosen Vidia for the ...

Salman Rushdie's book was banned in India in 1988. A Delhi court ruling has now cast doubt on the official ban on the import ...

"Buland Masjid was different. In a way, it chose me,” reflects Chitvan Gill, documentary photographer, filmmaker, and writer, ...

Penny’s 19th installment in the beloved Gamache series is a particularly haunting and relevant mystery novel. Yael van der Wouden’s novel, shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize, is about ...

Odia author Pratibha Ray has won Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi, Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Moortidevi, Saptarshi ...

There have been efforts all through our history of this or that group trying to ban this or that book. Two of their targets were the American masterpiece, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and what ...

Most writers grow up in homes filled with books. Not this writer. My parents’ book collection, accumulated over their nearly ...

Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

The debate around Naipaul’s book ‘An Area of Darkness’ was an important moment in post-colonial thought and the idea of ‘being Indian’.

possibly someone who approves of Naipaul's passionate concern for animal welfare. He believes that when the local hunt is up, wild animals take shelter in the garden. We talked over two days about his ...